slipshod
/ˈslɪpʃɒd
/adjective
1Characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization: he’d caused many problems with his slipshod management...
- Having witnessed the slipshod management here, it is not surprising the programmes they run result in little success.
- She also believed that a lot of speech, even on the radio, is too casual and slipshod.
- I also curse my lack of preparedness, preferring in my slipshod diva manner to leave all decorating and shopping to the last minute.
Synonyms
careless, lackadaisical, slapdash, disorganized, unorganized, haphazard, hit-or-miss, last-minute, untidy, messy, unsystematic, unmethodical, casual, offhand, thoughtless, heedless, negligent, neglectful, remiss, lax, slack, slovenly
informal sloppy, all over the place, slap-happy
British informal all over the shop
2 archaic (Of shoes) worn down at the heel: his slipshod heels
Origin
Late 16th century (originally in the sense 'wearing slippers or loose shoes'): from the verb slip1 + shod.
- allatectomized
- allatectomy
- allative
- all at once
- all-Australian
- allay
- allayer
- allayment
- all bets are off
- all-big-gun
- All Blacks
- all-body
- all-boy
- all-boys
- all-boys'
- all but
- all-Canadian
- all-cargo
- all cats are grey in the dark (or at night all cats are gray)
- all-clear
- all-colored
- all-coloured
- all comers
- all-consuming
- all-court